US extends Sudan’s economic sanctions
The United States has extended its economic sanctions against Sudan by three months, the State Department said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the […]
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Millennia-old mummy found in Egypt tomb in “very good condition”
Egypt’s antiquities ministry on Sunday said Spanish archaeologists have discovered a multi-millennial Pharaonic mummy “in very good condition” in a tomb near Luxor, in south […]
Egypt forgoes Ethiopia’s dam, accepts diminished influential African role
Despite the ongoing differences between Egypt and Ethiopia over the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, a main tributary on the […]
Egypt/Ethiopia: the Nile dam discussions
Egypt and Ethiopia have meet to discuss their dispute over the Nile Dam after the latter vowed that it will go ahead with plans to […]
Egypt: Ethiopia sends “friendly spirit” gesture
In Addis Ababa, the parliament has decided to replace the treaty written by Britain in 1929, which gave Egypt veto power over projects in the […]
Ethiopia: the Nile River and mega dam constructions
Ever since Ethiopia decided to invest almost $12 billion to exploit energy that can be provided by the Nile River which crosses the country by […]
S. Sudan to resume oil production in four to six months
South Sudan’s Minister of Petroleum and Mining Stephen Dhieu Dau said Thursday his country hopes to resume oil production in the Upper Nile’s oilfields in […]
Sudan-South Sudan: No agreement in sight for oil, border disputes
More than a year after South Sudan became independent from Sudan, the two countries have not yet reached agreement on their oil and border disputes […]
Sudan: Fighting and strikes continue
Clashes continue at the Diem Mansour area, south of Kurmuk close to the Ethiopian border, between rebel and government forces in the Blue Nile State […]